Drury Results from GLVC XC Championships

Courtesy of Drury Sports Information Office

October 21, 2006

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Led by junior Elizabeth Hurford's 18th place finish, the Drury women's cross country team placed fifth in the 10-team Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships on Saturday.

Hurford completed the 6K course in 23:24.54 in a race won by Southern Indiana sophomore Allie Shafer.

Wisconsin-Parkside captured the team title with 39 points, followed by runner-up Southern Indiana at 53, Indianapolis and Northern Kentucky with 85 each and Drury at 146 to complete the top five.

Women's GLVC XC CHAMPIONSHIPS(At SIUE)

Team Standings:

Wisconsin-Parkside 39, Southern Indiana 53, Indianapolis 85, Northern Kentucky 85, Drury 146, Bellarmine 147, Lewis 192, SIUE 195, Saint Joseph's 238, Missouri-Rolla 265

Drury Women's Results:

(18) Elizabeth Hurford 23:24.54; (25) Stephanie Cowherd 23:39.99; (32) Veronica Bible 23:52.85; (33) Jessica Zephyrs 23:58.70; (38) Kimberly Shigeno 24:05.18; (48) Emily Schmittel 24:28.00; (73) Christina Hirt 25:23.88; (79) Jaimee Hoffman 25:40.11; (85) Sara Murzynsky 26:01.40; (87) Lindsey Bennett 26:10.06; (89) Gabrielle Wilson 26:19.14.







Drury University's men's cross country Panthers finished sixth in the 10-team Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships held Saturday morning.

Freshman Geoff Hughes led the Panthers with a 12th place finish, completing the 8K course in 26:22.43. Andy Tremble, a senior from Lewis, won the individual title in 25:21.69.

Southern Indiana was the team champion with 63 points, with Lewis second at 72. Northern Kentucky was third with 86, followed by SIU Edwardsville at 115, Missouri-Rolla with 122 and Drury with 169 to complete the top six.

Men's GLVC XC CHAMPIONSHIPS(At SIUE)

Team Standings:

Southern Indiana 63, Lewis 72, Northern Kentucky 86, SIUE 115, Missouri-Rolla 122, Drury 169, Bellarmine 176, Indianapolis 180, Wisconsin-Parkside 209, Saint Joseph's 254.

Drury Men's Results:

(12) Geoff Hughes 26:22.43; (16) Ross MacDonald 26:34.06; (43) Chad Jolliff 27:40.34; (49) Glen Buttrum 27:49.77; (67) Matt Van Arkel 28:229.59; (69) Andy Chase 28:27.46; (74) Brad Lyons 28:33.01; (80) Charles Yeager 28:49.66; (84) Kevin Zimmerman 28:59.83; (91) Kerryn Sarwansingh 29:39.94; (94) John Schraft 30:06.21; (103) Tim Short 31:53.17; (105) Andrew Montgomery 32:06.05.